The Elements of Art

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The Elements of Art

• Arts Survey

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7 Basic Elements

• Line
• The path of a moving point at the edge of a flat
  shape, or outline of a solid object. It is longer
  than it is wider. Lines do have some width as
  well as length, this is called measure. Types of
  lines refers to straight, curvy, horizontal,
  vertical, diagonal, zigzag, implied, and angular.
  Direction pertains to the movement that a line
  may have or seem to indicate. Location refers to
  the placement of a line.

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7 Basic Elements

• Shape
• Shape is a two-dimensional area made by
  connecting lines that establish the contour of an
  object. Shapes may stand out by a difference of
  value, color, or texture.
• Form
• The three dimensional projection of a shape, it
  has volume, dimension, appears to have mass. This
  element is frequently used in sculpture. It may
  also refer to the overall organization of the
  work of art, as a second meaning.

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7 Basic Elements

• Value
• The appearance of lights and darks found in a
  work of art. These range from black to white with
  numerous shades of gray in between.
• Color
• The character of a surface created by the
  response of vision to the wavelength of light
  reflections. It identifies objects, creates
  moods, and affects emotions. (warm, cool,
  primary, secondary, intermediate, analogous, and
  complementary).

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7 Basic Elements

• Texture
• The roughness or smoothness of a surface. Texture
  can be real, tactile (sandpaper), or illusion
  (looks soft, but not).
• Space
• Interval of measurable distance between
  pre-established points. Space can be limited or
  shallow, or extended or deep in design.
  Two-dimensional space has height and width. Three
  dimensionanl space has height, width, volume, and
  time. Deep-foreground, middle ground, background.
  Shallow-foreground and background.

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Jackson Pollack -Angular lines -Horizontal vs.
Vertical
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• Georgia OKeefe
• Hibiscus with Plumeria
• Large open shapes

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• Michelangelo
• Moses
• 3-D
• Sculpture

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• M C Escher
• Sphere
• Use of darks and lights to show shape form

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• Andy Warhol
• Marilyn Monroe
• Bright colors used interchangeably

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• Alma Thomas
• Springtime in Washington
• Tiled mosaic

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• Leonardo da Vinci
• Depth- Background, foreground